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End of Week Recap | SARVAC HWF – Manitoba Wildfire Evacuation Support
The SARVAC Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) deployment is now in full swing across Manitoba. ✅ Following last weekend’s greenlight, operations have ramped up steadily at multiple shelter sites. ✈️ Rotation #1 officially launched this week, bringing in additional trained...
Deployment Update | Manitoba Wildfires
SARVAC’s Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) Program is now active, with the successful mobilization of HWF responders to support wildfire response efforts in Manitoba. ✅ 14 trained volunteers from the Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer Association (OSARVA) and the Search...
🔥 Manitoba Wildfire Evacuation Support
Wildfires in northern Manitoba have forced thousands of residents to evacuate to Winnipeg and other centres. The Province is preparing large-scale shelter operations to accommodate up to 40,000 evacuees. 🦺 The Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC)...
National SAR Volunteer Study – Your Voice Matters
Are You a Search and Rescue Volunteer in Canada? Your experience matters. Dr. Jelena Brcic from the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is leading a national research study exploring the successes and challenges of Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers across Canada....
GSAR Volunteers Ready to Support Wildfire Response Across Canada
As wildfires continue to impact communities in central and western Canada, trained Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) volunteers stand ready to deploy through the SARVAC Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) program. Insured and deployable GSAR teams are prepared to assist at all...
Strengthening Canada’s Disaster Response: SARVAC’s First-Ever MIST Workshop Brings GSAR Members Together
Last weekend, 31 GSAR members from Coast to Coast to Coast gathered in Toronto, ON, for SARVAC's first-ever Mission Incident Support Team (MIST) Workshop! This workshop is designed to provide advanced incident management training, enabling participants to take on...
Honouring Excellence: Celebrating Canada’s Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award Recipients
SARVAC proudly celebrates the 129 outstanding individuals and groups recognized by the Government of Canada for their dedication to emergency management! From search and rescue volunteers to resilient community leaders, their commitment to keeping Canadians safe is...
Strengthening National Search and Rescue Leadership – Coast to Coast to Coast
This past weekend in Toronto, SARVAC’s Humanitarian Workforce Program (HWF) proudly hosted its "Train the Trainer" event! The workshop’s mission? To empower champions within each Provincial/Territorial (P/T) Association to amplify SARVAC’s HWF program. These champions...
How can GSAR volunteers in Canada contribute to disaster relief?
We’re thrilled to share the recent completion of our Full-Scale Exercise “Effective Impact 2024,” held on October 5th in Constance Bay, Ottawa! This one-day event brought together over 100 GSAR volunteers to simulate disaster relief in response to a powerful hurricane...
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